Chapter 321 - 320: Kidnapped
They immediately initiated a city-wide search for the vehicle and eventually found the van abandoned in the Southern Suburb, completely incinerated, with any and all traces destroyed to a crisp.
Chuchu’s cell phone and bag, however, were discarded in the Northern Suburb.
With leads pointing in such opposite directions, it made finding them all the more challenging.
From the moment they discovered the two missing until locating the van and cell phone, it was merely two hours. Yet, in this brief period, the culprits had vanished as if into thin air, without leaving any further trace.
Jiang Kechu slammed his fist against the wall, his voice grave, "I shouldn’t have let Chuchu leave alone."
Li Shan wanted to say, "If only I had known, I would have accompanied her." But then he felt it was pointless and remained silent.
The old master said expressionlessly, "Where there is passage, traces shall be left. Continue investigating those who have grievances with Chuchu."
Jiang Kechu nodded and called Chen Ke, instructing him to place Lin Jiayi, Zheng Yun, Li Gang, Yang Fan, and Zhuo Yao—who was in another city—under surveillance.
Then he scrutinized the surveillance footage over and over himself, desperate to find any sign of them.
At this time, Beijing’s CCTV coverage was not extensive enough, and the quality was low, far from the intelligent systems that would come a decade later, contributing limited assistance.
As soon as Yan Hui got in the car, someone struck him with a chop to the neck, rendering him unconscious.
To prevent him from regaining consciousness, the abductors used a cloth soaked in chloroform, pressed over his mouth and nose to deepen his unconsciousness.